ShoNiMals

So the past three days I’ve made a slight detour and may have started prototyping another project…Borough….
I’m sharing the long thoughts below. You can follow the new project at @boroughbuilder.bsky.social

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I like to keep projects on separate social media accounts for clarity’s sake so please go follow @boroughbuilder.bsky.social if you are interested in the project.

I have spent the last three days prototyping an idea and this what I have so far. I am gong to put ShoNiMals on hiatus for the next little bit while I flesh out this idea in hopes that making Borough will lead to the ability to get ShoNiMals made.

I’m calling it Borough.

I’d struggled to find an idea I was passionate about—until a few days ago, after watching an urban planning video. That’s when it clicked: a small-scale city builder focused on a single borough, emphasising community and the cozy satisfaction of building up a living, breathing neighbourhood.

Since it’s my first game, I don’t yet qualify for many Canadian tax credits and grants that would help me achieve the quality I want. To become eligible for funding, I need a smaller published project first.

ShoNiMals isn’t technically complex, but it demands a lot of content—meaning time and money.

So the past three days I’ve made a slight detour and may have started prototyping another project…Borough….
I’m sharing the long thoughts below. You can follow the new project at @boroughbuilder.bsky.social

#unrealengine #prototype #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #solodev #citybuilder #cozygame

Sharing some more Streamer and Shonimal character design for the test level I'm working on.

PS I finally started the Steam Page creation process... working on getting a simple playlets demo done by the end of the year... 🤞🤞🤞

#conceptart #characterdesign #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #solodev

Sharing some more Streamer and Shonimal character design for the test level I'm working on.

PS I finally started the Steam Page creation process... working on getting a simple playlets demo done by the end of the year... 🤞🤞🤞

#conceptart #characterdesign #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #solodev

A blonde girl ecologist and her crow like creature.

In between taking my daughter to see the Gabby’s Doll House movie and other kids’ activities, I’ve been designing up some opponent Streamers (name tbd) for the test level.

What should her and her bebe crow’s name be?

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Ooooo I love it! 💖

Always! 🐾

Totally understand! (I have cats)

What a cutie!

A blonde girl ecologist and her crow like creature.

In between taking my daughter to see the Gabby’s Doll House movie and other kids’ activities, I’ve been designing up some opponent Streamers (name tbd) for the test level.

What should her and her bebe crow’s name be?

#characterdesign #gamdev #indiegamedev #indiegames #sologamedev #creaturedesign

Alright here's the better version.

Movement is almost there. Just need to animate the hand poses.

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Wanna see a cool trick? And trick I mean glitch! 😂

Working on refining animation today and turning the player character into origami.

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Loona is now in the game! Going to use her as a stand in for the player character for now. Character customisation will come one day, but it's low priority at the moment.

Going to start designing some other coaches for the test level.

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Loona is now in the game! Going to use her as a stand in for the player character for now. Character customisation will come one day, but it's low priority at the moment.

Going to start designing some other coaches for the test level.

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Loving the vibes!

Exploring Cascaduer for creating animations today. It has been saving a ton of time in fussy tweeting stage.

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Exploring Cascaduer for creating animations today. It has been saving a ton of time in fussy tweeting stage.

#animation #cascadeur #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev #sologamedev #3danimation

Does research count towards #screenshotsaturday ?

Hanging out with the minks down by the beach.

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Does research count towards #screenshotsaturday ?

Hanging out with the minks down by the beach.

#indiegames #indiegamedev #solodev #gamedev #wildlife #toronto #animals

Loona is now bodied up!

#indiegames #indiegamedev #solodev #gamedev #nomadsculpt #3dmodelling

Loona is now bodied up!

#indiegames #indiegamedev #solodev #gamedev #nomadsculpt #3dmodelling

Working on a new Loona mesh for play testing.

Now to model the rest of the body…

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Working on a new Loona mesh for play testing.

Now to model the rest of the body…

#nomadsculpt #indiegame #indiegamedev #indiedev #solodev #3dsculpt #solodev

Working on wayfinding today.
Who needs a pole when you have a perfectly good dead tree?

Inspired by the cottage road signs of back country lake roads.

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